The Adrian High School gymnastics team finished third out of eight teams with a score of 127.475 at the Adrian Gymnastics Invitational on Saturday afternoon. Tecumseh came in fifth place with a 115.600, while Jackson Lumen Christi won the invitational at 130.225.

"I think that the girls did a really nice job today," said Adrian coach Jenny Engle. "We were off on a few small things, some beam falls and mishaps on the bars. We did start very strong on the vault."

The Maples ended the day with nine top-10 finishers, with Aubrey Slovak accounting for four of them. Kelsie Bowman finished in the top 10 three times, and Jennifer Nguyen placed in the top 10 twice.

"We worked really hard to get to where we are now," Engle said. "If you looked at all the scores, I'm sure you would find just as many girls that finished just outside of placing."

Slovak was the top finisher for Adrian, coming in fourth on the balance beam with a score of 8.675, fifth in the floor exercise with an 8.425, ninth on the uneven bars with a 7.325 and fourth in the all-around with a 32.850.

Bowman was right behind her for a majority of the day, earning a third-place finish on the bars with an 8.200 and a 10th-place finish on the beam with an 8.150, earning her fifth place in the all-around with 32.800 points.

Nguyen finished ninth in both the vault (8.500) and floor (8.100) for the Maples.

"We were really hoping to catch Saline near the end of the meet and get second," said Engle. "We came in just behind them. Those few points were lost from beam falls and on the bars."

Tecumseh's Bailie Posten was the only Indian to place in the top 10 Saturday. Posten earned sixth place on the beam with an 8.475 and eighth place on floor with an 8.150.

Tecumseh coach Jenni Posten was happy with her team.

"I thought we did really well," she said. "We had a few too many beam falls. It might not show up in the standings, but we also had some girls meet a few personal goals."

The Indians' fifth-place finish with only two top-10 finishes speaks a lot about the team's depth.

"We were solid as a team," said coach Posten. "We're missing a few girls due to injury and the like, so I thought we were solid."

Bailie Posten came in 12th in the all-around with a 31.400. Kelsey Bogrow earned 11th on the bars with a 7.225.

"Moving forward we just need to focus on keeping our routines clean," Jenni Posten said. "I'd also like to see the girls attempt some more difficult vaults."

Adrian will travel to Coldwater on Thursday, while Tecumseh will head to Sturgis on Tuesday.